COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

MOTION NO. 5

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

That this Area Committee calls on the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to insert a paragraph amendment to the Civil Registration Act to give adopted people the right to access their birth certificates.The Amendment can be appended to any legislation currently being passed by the Oireachtas. The proposed text is as follows: "An tArd-Chláraitheoir shall on an application made in the prescribed manner by an adopted person, a record of whose birth is kept by an tArd-Chláraitheoir and who has reached the age of 18 years supply to that person on payment of the prescribed fee (if any) such information as is necessary to enable that person to obtain a certified copy of the record of his/her birth."

REPORT:

If this motion is passed a letter will be issued to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and any resposne received circulated to the Members.